1 Available Documentation
We provide HTML and PDF versions of our books in different languages. The following
manuals for users and administrators are available on this product:
Start-Up (↑Start-Up)
Guides you through the installation and basic conguration of your system. For
newcomers, the manual also introduces basic Linux concepts such as the le system,
the user concept and access permissions and gives an overview of the features
openSUSE offers to support mobile computing. Provides help and advice in trou-
bleshooting.
KDE User Guide (↑KDE User Guide)
Introduces the KDE desktop of openSUSE. It guides you through using and cong-
uring the desktop and helps you perform key tasks. It is intended mainly for users
who want to make efcient use of KDE as their default desktop.
GNOME User Guide (↑GNOME User Guide)
Introduces the GNOME desktop of openSUSE. It guides you through using and
conguring the desktop and helps you perform key tasks. It is intended mainly for
end users who want to make efcient use of GNOME desktop as their default
desktop.
Application Guide (↑Application Guide)
Learn how to use and congure key desktop applications on openSUSE. This guide
introduces browsers and e-mail clients as well as ofce applications and collabora-
tion tools. It also covers graphics and multimedia applications.
Reference (page 1)
Gives you a general understanding of openSUSE and covers advanced system ad-
ministration tasks. It is intended mainly for system administrators and home users
with basic system administration knowledge. It provides detailed information about
advanced deployment scenarios, administration of your system, the interaction of
key system components and the set-up of various network and le services open-
SUSE offers.
Security Guide (↑Security Guide)
Introduces basic concepts of system security, covering both local and network se-
curity aspects. Shows how to make use of the product inherent security software
like Novell AppArmor (which lets you specify per program which les the program
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